Recent content by nevb75

Sorry for the dumb question, but what is AHCI?

Thanks for the responses, I'll perhaps just use the Realtek as I have little trust for Creative drivers (for XP). But if I want to try both the card and the onboard at the same time, can I do that without any kind of (driver) conflicts, so that I could just swap the wire from output to another...

And Nehalem is going to be shit when Westmere is released after that.

So which one is better? Creative Audigy 2 (if there are multiple versions of this, it was a pretty cheap one) from my old PC or a modern Realtek integrated onboard sound, found in many of the P35 boards for example? I do not care about EAX. More like, about the output quality, as I will plug...

hi I'm planning of not buying a "real" case for my next (and first) build. Are there any important features in manufactured cases that I might not take into account when putting semi-random pieces of cardboard box & legos together? Basically I'm planning to make two separate containers...

hi At some place I read that less platters may mean lower thermal levels and/or lower noise. If I remember correctly, the Samsung spinpoint T166 500GB model has 3 platters (166*3=498??). There are at least 400GB and 320GB(166*2=332??) versions available. I can only find reviews of the...

hi if i understand correctly, PSUs typically ground the conductive PC case. if i will use a cardboard box as my case, which is nonconductive, would it cause any problems related to EDS/shocks/electricity/etc? also, if i won't use screws to connect the components anywhere, and just put them...